The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-08-06

Law renee.
There Ill be Il competitive eXainlna-
ton on Tuesday next, the 9uh inst, in the
Office of School Commissioners in Elkton to
fill the vacant scholarships i'll the Western
Mary land College.
The Il. Y. Whitaker Go. : forge at Prin-
cipio Furnace which has been idle the past
week, on account of hot weather and diSsat-
istaction among the employees, has resumed
work again.
The Kent Nc,rS reports Mr.. Edwin +.
Smith special az mt of the |. :. depart
ment of agriculture As being III thcstcrt"W II
and vicinity studying peach orchards, and
the disease known rs the ''yeflows.'
Officers from Baltimore on Wednesday
arrested near Ila, re de Grace a woman
named Elizabeth Schadt, charged with the
murder of her infant on the Philadelphia
road about ten miles rom Baltimore.
"A wife, accordiu. to the modern drlini-
ton of the term, is Il woman who stays at
home in the summer time To keep the fire
insurance policy from being invaiilated,
while the husband is risking bis life inSur-
ance ut the summer resorts.
The largest peach transaction reported
on the Eastern Shore this season seems to
be the sale by John K. Griffin of Caroline
county Of his entire crop at fifty cents per
basket to Baltimore house, his yield being
estimated at %, 900 baskets.
\ basket picnic will be held on the
lawn of Mr.. John Il. Bond near Port De,
posit on Tuesday the 9th inst. y large
number of tickets of invitation have been
issued and Judging from The social rr"mi-
ncnce of its managers il will be an enjoyable
affair.
AS will bee seen by the advertisement in
this issue of THE WING, the executive
committee of the Cecil County Agric ulturai
Society," will sell at public auction on the
fair grounds on Thursday, August 25:h, At
/ P NJ, all the privileges for the fair TO be
held this fall
The Rev. w. w. lIeberton, OF Pnia-
delphia who preached i'll the Presbyterian
church on Sunday last returned to the city
On -h''Il.iN IT'D III "ilH' liNb'i'p ii, anu
her two daughters guests of Mrs. G. h.
Finley. Mrs. Iiahertuus many friends i'll
ElkIon We're very glad to see her in once
familiar places.
Mr. John w Mccullough, cousin of
State Senator Clinton Mccullough,
was in ElKton on Tuesday. Mr.. McCui-
IcUEh is extensively engaged in the lumber
business at Brunswick, Georgia. Mrs. Nc
Cullough, to1merly Miss Hannah Parker,
of Port Deposit, also accompanied him
North, aud is now visiting her friends in
Frederick county.
Miss Margaret Della Cloud Can1well,
eldest daughter of Enoch j. CAntwei, Of
Washington, died after short Illness in
that city on July 26,h, aged 10 years and
10 months. Miss Margaret was an accom-
plished young lady, and her sudden demise,
while yet so young, is great stroke to her
bereav@d parents and relatives. Mr. Enoch
J. Cantwell formerly lived in EiSton, and
is a brother of our popular provision dealer,
MIR. j ohm w. Clmtwell.
Tie month Of July, 1857, has been the
hottest of any month OF which any accurate
record has ever been kept at this place. 1t
started in after several oppressive days in
June. The thermometer has not in the
month fallen below IS at the three O'Clock
observation and on she 10th rose to 1907,
and on the 18th to l020 at 30 T.. NJ, when
il became cloudy, and the mercury fell to
| 90 at ; +. NJ. The highest average tenn
perature, taken at ; Z. NJ, was ST !. The
mean temperature for the month was 50 ,.
The highest mean temperature for any day
was $50 on the 10Th. Ia July, 1872 Il very
hot month, the highest average temperature
for the month was 81 ., and the hottest ia y
II the month the thermometer went up to
/ 40. In July, 1885, another hot month, the
average temperature was 7".6, and the >, st,
which was the hottest day, had mean
| temperature of 81.
| AT the tennis tournament between the
! Toga club, Of Philadelphia, and the Dlphre
| club of Elkton, on the grounds of the latter
! last Friday the Tioga won in all games.
| score as follows Mixed doubles Miss Clark
and Mr.. Stern, OF Tioga, vs.. Miss Gilpin and
| Mr.. Brattou, of Ekton, first sett %; sec
ond 90. Gcntenens doubles, Messrs.
Stern and Wright, OF Tioga, vs. MesSrs.
Wilson and Reese; first Sett, 6-3; second
6-3. Ladies' doubles, Misses. Clark and
McFadden VS. Misses Bratton and Gilpn;
first sett 6-l second e. Gentlemens
singles, Nj Stern vs. Nj Bratton, first
set, 1-G; second 60, third % Dark,
ness prevented plavinga full sett at the
last OF this game, but when finished MIR.
Grafton had greater number of games ia
his credit than Mr. Stern, but tn, latter
was fortunate enough 20 win the ,etts. All
the players we're handsomely entertained
by Mrs Bra1ton and the visitors left fol
spring lawn, where they are the quests o
Mr.. NJ l.. Megargtr, at 1890 =. NJ. Tn,
games were all jmpartialIv uurirei f,y
Mcssrs. Getting, and lIroaru.e
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